Heat islands are urbanized areas experiencing higher temperatures than outlying areas. Shahid Abbas, Glendale's Director of Transportation, is working to help make the city cooler. MORE ⬇️
According to Climate Central, about 80% of Americans live in cities, such as Glendale, where the urban heat island effect can worsen heat extremes."The heat island is very much a live issue. It is the most important issue, as of today, for us,” said Shahid Abbas."Our temperatures could be anywhere up to 20 degrees higher than if we move to rural and suburban areas,” said Abbas.
"In studies, they have found, where we have trees and vegetation, the temperature could be 20-45 degrees lesser than environments which lack proper landscaping,” said Abbas. "So, 30 miles of land is a large number for us, you know? So, we plant trees after every 50 feet,” added Abbas. "The water infiltrates slowly into the ground. That helps us keep our vegetation flourishing using less water,” said Abbas.
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